Week 14 brings us a match on Nov 12th where İstanbul Başakşehir will host Galatasaray in a meeting of these two evenly matched Super Lig teams in the anticipated İstanbul derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 2nd placed İstanbul Başakşehir, recorded a 3-3 draw against Hatayspor. Bertuğ Yıldırım scored the first goal for Hatayspor in the 12th minute, then Bertrand Traoré tied it up for İstanbul Başakşehir in the 60th minute on a feed from Danijel Aleksić . İstanbul Başakşehir should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Galatasaray recorded a 2-1 win against Beşiktaş. Mauro Icardi struck first for Galatasaray in the 18th minute, but Cenk Tosun got the equalizer for Beşiktaş in the 28th minute. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Galatasaray should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.
Mauro Icardi has been the most effective weapon for Galatasaray lately. The Argentinian attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches. Youssouf Ndayishimiye has been the most effective weapon for İstanbul Başakşehir lately. The midfielder has netted three goals in his last five matches
İstanbul Başakşehir will be without Mesut Özil, while Kazımcan Karataş is unavailable to play for Galatasaray.